He painted the mural in 1980 as a tribute to his close friend, the late assemblage artist and former Watts Towers Arts Center director John Outterbridge, who oversaw the campus from 1975 to 1992.

The rapper wasn't from Watts, but he had ties to the community where dozens of people gathered near the Watts Towers at the southern tip of Nipsey Hussle's funeral procession route.

Watts and Compton might be best known as the cultural birthplace of gangster rap, but they also reign supreme in another way: delicious, home-style food. A lot of love goes into this cooking ...

WATTS, CA (June 27, 2022) - Saturday night, one victim was pronounced dead following a motorcycle collision on Compton Avenue.

Explore the fascinating history and artistic importance of the Watts Towers in Los Angeles Built by Italian American Simon Rodia, the scope and scale of the watts towers in Los Angeles are only ...

The Watts Towers are considered 'at risk' -- in desperate need of restoration. We take a closer look at the art and science of saving the iconic sculptures.

A major renovation project on a stretch of the Metro Blue Line is proceeding nearly on schedule, with a service suspension from the 103rd Street/Watts Towers Station to the Downtown Long Beach ...

'Sweet' Alice gives out bikes, toys and food to hundreds of Watts and Compton students For more than 40 years, 'Sweet' Alice has worked tirelessly each year to give back to the kids of her community.

Watts Towers can be interpreted as one man’s attempt to outlasthis mortality. For Rodia, who was born in Italy in 1979 and died inMartinez in 1965, has found fame beyond death.

Watts Towers — and the one who built it — the subject of San Pedro film screening The Watts Towers built by artist Simon Rodia in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Watts Gallery, Compton, review A spectacular revamp of the Watts gallery displays the artist's paintings as never before, writes Richard Dorment . Rating: * * * * ...

On Monday, Adam Nagourney reported in the Times that the preservation of the Watts Towers in Los Angeles is being threatened by California’s budget woes. The three employees who maintained the ...